Juantxo García-Mauriño
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Juan de Dios García-Mauriño Sanchís (born March 11, 1964 in Barcelona
) is a former field hockey
player from Spain
. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
in Atlanta, Georgia
.
He is an architect and accomplished writer that has published a series of articles in local journals about sports that provide a glimpse behind the scenes with a particular sense of humour.
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
) is a former field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from Spain
Spain
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. He won the silver medal with the Men's National Team
Spain national field hockey team
The Spain national field hockey team represents Spain in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached by Dutchman Maurits Hendriks since 2002, competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971. Spain is ranked fourth in the world, as of June 30, 2008...
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
.
He is an architect and accomplished writer that has published a series of articles in local journals about sports that provide a glimpse behind the scenes with a particular sense of humour.